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to tiiul it in Fife, Forfar, Inverness E., Perth Mid, or any of 

 the western ishmds I have worlvcd, and it did not occur in 

 the Isle of Man. Continental records range from Norway 

 and Siberia to the Mediterranean district ; but, in view of 

 the general confusion which has existed as to the ruJicoUis 

 group, they require confirmation. 

 General Suniviari/ of Characters. — 



fl. General form rather long, but not pavallel-sided. Elytra widest 

 about the middle. 

 ■2. Thorax not more than twice as broad as long, the sides almost 

 straight. 



3, Thoracic strise usually very short; little more than large oblong 

 punctures. 



4. Elvtra with the black lines spreading in such a way that, from a 

 A.^ short distance, dark bands alternating with light ones appear 



to run obliquely from the shoulders to the median suture, one 

 such dark baud being at extreme base, another reaching the 

 median suture about halfway back, and a third about halfway 

 between that and the apex. 

 , Prosternura shining, with slight tendency to bulge in median 

 line ; Lugo punctures scattered, and at most only a trace of 

 •^ tine puncturation. 



1 1. Ant. tarsal claws subequal, the difference between the two being 

 cJ . •' distinct but not great. 



( 2. Basal segment of median tarsus not excised on posterior side. 



!1. Elytra usually covered with tine puncturation in Britannic speci- 

 mens, but rarely smooth on the disc. Continental specimens 

 appear to be usually impuuctate in the anterior part of the 

 elytra. 



As to sedeaoal character.^, note the similarities between tlie 

 £edoa«;us in this species and in //. a^>icalis — and the diffe- 

 rence> ! Compare also the left accessory lobe in the two 

 species. 



'^. II. noma.v, miiii, Ent. Month. Mag. ser. 2, xxii. p. 153 

 (1911). 



I discovered this species when examining my material 

 after the publication of Edwards's paper, and its existence 

 naturally contributed largely to my difficulties in identifying 

 the different species with that paper. Shortly after my 

 publication of a short note (i), Sharp (20) separated off 

 another form, which he named browneanus, and wliich he 

 considered, and still considers, a distinct species. He has 

 endeavoured to conviiice me of the fact, but, after long con- 

 sidering the matter, and not without some misgivings, 

 because of his vastly greater experience, I have preferred to 

 regard it as a variety of my species. Whereas I regard 

 striatvs as a mere synonym of ajyicaJiSj I regard browneanus 



